Night-watchman and Laundress
2002 · 97 min · Drama, TV Movie
A modern story of love and how dangerous it is to play with the feelings of another.
Directed by Janis Streics · Written by Pauls Putniņš
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★ 9.01981
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MovieAdventureFamily
Ten year old Sancho arrives to Leningrad and starts looking for friends.
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★ 8.01993
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★ 8.01976
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When Rolands and his friends' amateur movie seen at his 18th birthday party unfolds as a crime testimony, fragile bond between people threatens to break completely.
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★ 7.52000
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★ 7.01983
MovieDrama
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★ 6.81997
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★ 6.51982
MovieDramaComedy
When old auntie Mirta succeeds in a lottery and wins a car which she cannot use herself, all sorts of family members suddenly appear by her side, hoping to get the car after their auntie's death. Until then, they had never helped Mirta, it was only her neighbours who supported her in her old age. Now, her nephew Ēriks with his wife and son, and her ex-daughter-in-law Olita with her second husband and daughter, would all love to get their hands on the car that's in the colour of Midsummer's Eve.
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MovieComedyDrama
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★ 5.91992
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★ 5.51979
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★ 5.31967
MovieAdventureComedy
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★ 5.02004
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